I spent some of my lunch break today just down the road from work. In fact, that should more accurately read, 'on the road'. I had noticed in recent days, when driving to-and-fro, that the grass verges either side of the T-junction where the village exits onto the A272, are awash with wild flowers. On …
30DaysWild – It’s a Jungle Out There on the Allotment Plot!
A day off work means a morning tackling the weekly food shop, followed by an afternoon on the allotment. Well, usually anyway. The past two weeks however, the allocated allotment appointment has been superseded by more pressing matters. In that time, nature has taken advantage of our absence and run riot over the plot. Hot …
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#30DaysWild – Micro-blogging Micro-moments
Welcome to June. Welcome to Summer. And welcome to #30DaysWild! Yes, it's that time of year again when the nation goes nuts for nature, as The Wildlife Trusts encourage us to do something a little bit wild every day for the next month. It's a great way of reminding us to slow down, to explore, …
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So you want to help save the bees…?
Hello again! I talked in my last blog about the importance of bees, and how they desperately need our help. But what can we do? Well the Wild About Gardens team have loads of ideas, so do check out their website. In the meantime here is some inspiration from my own back garden! This is …
Something Wild is A-BUZZ in the Garden!
Have you heard the buzzing in your flower beds, borders or balcony? As spring takes flight bees are waking up, emerging from their winter refuges, and becoming active in our gardens, green spaces, and wider countryside. But did you know? Not all bees make honey! As well as our domestic hive-living honey bee, there are …
My Spring Things
Today has been my favourite kind of day. One of those rare and fleeting first spring days, when the world is thrilling with life all around, wherever you look or listen or sniff. The blackbird's song has bookended the day, and in between I spent several busy hours at the allotment. (For more details of …
Showing the Love
On St Valentines Day, I am pretty sure that if one was to calculate the most commonly used words on social media, 'Love' would undoubtably be at the top. Of course, love comes in many forms. My gorgeous boyfriend give me a gift this morning of a beautiful necklace; for others maybe love will come in …
Fickle February
February is a fickle month. A hint of spring, a temptation in the air, and then this morning we wake to a dusting of snow. Geese call, moving from lake to lake somewhere out in the whiteness, disturbed perhaps by this sudden reminder of winters worst. The snow is not deep, more like icing sugar …
My 2016…in review – part 1: Nature
At this time of year, in that odd limbo week between Christmas and New Year, I have fallen into a pleasant tradition of looking back over my blogs from the year past. I am often surprise by what I have forgotten from the past 12 months, and always enjoy seeing the photos of so many …
Solstice grey
There'll be no white christmas on the patch this year. After cutting its teeth on a few hard frosty mornings in early in December, winter has already grown up and settled into its monochrome monotony typical of southern England. In fact, there have been moments this week, when stepping out into the drizzle or hearing …
